The afternoon auction featured nine pieces of jade, and from the first piece, Henglong constantly placed high bids.
The first two pieces of jade were snatched up by other jewelers, and the third piece was once again desired by Mingrui.
After several rounds of bidding, it was down to Mingrui and Henglong. After Henglong placed another bid, Mingrui's people wouldn't have it, "The last piece was Li Dafu competing with me, and now it's you, Hengrui, doing the same. Are you two colluding to drive up the price?"
These words were somewhat blunt, but in the business world, especially when rivals are gathered, it's not necessarily a bad thing to speak one's mind.
Mingrui's complaint wasn't without reason. The auction was taking place in Henglong's venue, with Li Dafu responsible for inviting guests. Both companies had a good catch in the morning, and now they continued to drive up prices in the afternoon. What was this supposed to mean?
